Tex. Health & Safety Code § 382.503 · Subchapter K. OFFSHORE GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE
STUDY; SELECTION OF LOCATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The land commissioner shall contract with the bureau to conduct a study of state-owned offshore submerged land to identify potential locations for a carbon dioxide repository.
(b) The land commissioner shall recommend suitable sites for carbon dioxide storage to the board based on the findings of the study.
(c) The board shall make the final determination of suitable locations for carbon dioxide storage.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.382.htm
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